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It is used in various contexts, including the physical dust of the earth, the dust raised by movement, or metaphorically to describe human frailty and humility.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Near Eastern cultures, dust was a common element of daily life, representing both the earth's fertility and the impermanence of human existence. Dust was often associated with mourning and repentance, as people would sit in dust or cover themselves with it to express grief or humility before God. The imagery of dust is deeply rooted in the biblical narrative, beginning with the creation of man from the dust of the ground (Genesis 2:7) and extending to the acknowledgment of human mortality (Genesis 3:19).<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from the same as <a href="/hebrew/79.htm">abaq</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>dust<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>dust (5), powder (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> <font class="hebrew2">אָבָק</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun masculine</b></font><sup>Ezekiel 26:10</sup> dust — <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">א</font> <a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/28-24.htm">Deuteronomy 28:24</a> 3t.; construct <font class="hebrew2">אֲבַק</font> <a href="/interlinear/nahum/1-3.htm">Nahum 1:3</a>; suffix <font class="hebrew2">אֲבָקָם</font> <a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/26-10.htm">Ezekiel 26:10</a> — <em>dust</em> (? fleeing, flying; synonym <font class="hebrew2">עָפָר</font> = often dust lying on or composing ground) <a href="/interlinear/exodus/9-9.htm">Exodus 9:9</a>; <a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/26-10.htm">Ezekiel 26:10</a>; <a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/28-24.htm">Deuteronomy 28:24</a> ("" <font class="hebrew2">עָפָר</font>) <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/5-24.htm">Isaiah 5:24</a> ("" <font class="hebrew2">מָק</font>) <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/29-5.htm">Isaiah 29:5</a> ("" <font class="hebrew2">מֹץ</font>); figurative of clouds under Yahweh's feet <a href="/interlinear/nahum/1-3.htm">Nahum 1:3</a>. <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>small dust, powder <p>From root of <a href="/hebrew/79.htm">'abaq</a>; light particles (as volatile) -- (small) dust, powder. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/79.htm">'abaq</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>אֲבַ֥ק אֲבָקָ֑ם אָבָ֣ק אבק אבקם כְּאָבָ֥ק כָּאָבָ֣ק כאבק לְאָבָ֔ק לאבק ’ă·ḇā·qām ’ă·ḇaq ’ā·ḇāq ’ăḇaq ’āḇāq ’ăḇāqām aVak avaKam kā’āḇāq kā·’ā·ḇāq kaaVak kə’āḇāq kə·’ā·ḇāq keaVak lə’āḇāq lə·’ā·ḇāq leaVak<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/exodus/9-9.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Exodus 9:9</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/9.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> וְהָיָ֣ה <b> לְאָבָ֔ק </b> עַ֖ל כָּל־</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/exodus/9.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> It will become <span class="itali">fine dust</span> over all<br><a href="/kjvs/exodus/9.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali">And it shall become small dust</span> in all the land<br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/9-9.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> will become <span class="itali">dust</span> over all<p><b><a href="/text/deuteronomy/28-24.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Deuteronomy 28:24</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/28.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">מְטַ֥ר אַרְצְךָ֖ <b> אָבָ֣ק </b> וְעָפָ֑ר מִן־</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/deuteronomy/28.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of your land <span class="itali">powder</span> and dust;<br><a href="/kjvs/deuteronomy/28.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of thy land <span class="itali">powder</span> and dust:<br><a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/28-24.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the rain of your land <span class="itali">powder</span> and dust from<p><b><a href="/text/isaiah/5-24.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Isaiah 5:24</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/5.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">יִֽהְיֶ֔ה וּפִרְחָ֖ם <b> כָּאָבָ֣ק </b> יַעֲלֶ֑ה כִּ֣י</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/isaiah/5.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> blow away <span class="itali">as dust;</span> For they have rejected<br><a href="/kjvs/isaiah/5.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> shall go up <span class="itali">as dust:</span> because they have cast away<br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/5-24.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> will become and their blossom <span class="itali">dust</span> blow for<p><b><a href="/text/isaiah/29-5.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Isaiah 29:5</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/29.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> וְהָיָ֛ה <b> כְּאָבָ֥ק </b> דַּ֖ק הֲמ֣וֹן</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/isaiah/29.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> like fine <span class="itali">dust,</span> And the multitude<br><a href="/kjvs/isaiah/29.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> shall be like small <span class="itali">dust,</span> and the multitude<br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/29-5.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> will become <span class="itali">dust</span> fine the multitude<p><b><a href="/text/ezekiel/26-10.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ezekiel 26:10</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/26.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">סוּסָ֖יו יְכַסֵּ֣ךְ <b> אֲבָקָ֑ם </b> מִקּוֹל֩ פָּרַ֨שׁ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ezekiel/26.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of his horses, <span class="itali">the dust</span> [raised by] them will cover<br><a href="/kjvs/ezekiel/26.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of his horses <span class="itali">their dust</span> shall cover<br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/26-10.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of his horses will cover <span class="itali">the dust</span> the noise of cavalry<p><b><a href="/text/nahum/1-3.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Nahum 1:3</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/nahum/1.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">דַּרְכּ֔וֹ וְעָנָ֖ן <b> אֲבַ֥ק </b> רַגְלָֽיו׃ </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/nahum/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> And clouds <span class="itali">are the dust</span> beneath His feet.<br><a href="/kjvs/nahum/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and the clouds <span class="itali">[are] the dust</span> of his feet.<br><a href="/interlinear/nahum/1-3.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> is his way and clouds <span class="itali">are the dust</span> his feet<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_80.htm">6 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_80.htm">Strong's Hebrew 80<br>6 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/avak_80.htm">’ā·ḇāq — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/avakam_80.htm">’ă·ḇā·qām — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/kaavak_80.htm">kā·’ā·ḇāq — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/keavak_80.htm">kə·’ā·ḇāq — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/leavak_80.htm">lə·’ā·ḇāq — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 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